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Star64 RISC-V Single-Board Computer Is a ARM-Based Pi Alternative: Here's What You Should Know

The Star64 is an interesting proposition since it offers a completely open-source CPU architecture that the Raspberry Pi doesn't. RISC-V is still a work in progress, but its accessibility has opened ...
Inverse

Scientists Broke a Major Computer Design Barrier — And It Could Change Tech As We Know It

Even if you’ve never taken a coding class, you’ve probably heard of computer programming languages like Python, C++, JavaScript, and HTML. (Bonus points if you’re familiar with Swift and PHP.) ...
Electronic Design

Examining the RISC-V Architecture

RISC-V is an open-source instruction set definition managed by RISC-V International. This TechXchange includes content that delves into the architecture and design of a RISC-V processor core. How did ...
Digi Times

ASUS IoT announces first RISC-V single-board computer, embracing open-source architecture for industrial IoT developers

ASUS IoT announced on March 14 the Tinker V — a versatile single-board computer (SBC) powered by a 64-bit RISC-V-based processor, which supports both Linux Debian and Yocto operating systems. Save my ...
Digi Times

Breaching the tech blockade: Chinese MCU firms employ the RISC-V chip architecture

Amidst the ongoing US and China tech rivalry, Chinese microcontroller (MCU) companies are actively developing MCUs with the RISC-V architecture to break through the technology sanctions. The MCU ...
Business Wire

SiFive To Introduce New RISC-V Processor Architecture and RISC-V PC at Linley Fall Virtual Processor Conference

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SiFive, Inc., the leading provider of commercial RISC-V processor IP and silicon solutions, today announced that Dr. Yunsup Lee, CTO of SiFive, and Dr. Krste ...
TechSpot

Star64 is a new RISC-V, single-board computer for developers and hobbyists

What just happened? The Star64 board, which was announced last summer, will finally be available for purchase this week. Developers will also be able to experiment with the system and enjoy the ...
SiliconANGLE

Arm rival SiFive raises $175M to accelerate development of its alternative RISC-V chip architecture

SiFive Inc., a computer chip startup that’s developing processor technology based on the open-source RISC-V instruction set architecture, said today it has raised a hefty $175 million in a late-stage ...
Electronic Design

SiFive, a Disciple of the RISC-V Architecture, Starts Selling Cores

Jack Kang, the company's vice president of product and business development, told Electronic Design that customers had been asking for commercial licenses to its RISC-V cores. Last year, SiFive went ...
techtimes

RISC-V Chips Are China's Trump Card in the Ongoing Tech Clash With the US

The US has recently tightened its regulations on selling sophisticated chip technology and equipment to Chinese organizations. Thus, China is placing its hopes in an open-source chip design ...
TechSpot

Google just removed RISC-V support from the Android kernel

Facepalm: The open-source RISC-V instruction set architecture, evolved from other reduced instruction set computer (RISC) architectures, is winning international support and collaboration. However, ...
Electronics Weekly

Digi-Key to host RVfpga Webinar on RISC-V architecture and implementation

Digi-Key has announced it will host a RVfpga webinar, in collaboration with Imagination Technologies, on the topic of understanding RISC-V architecture and implementation on an FPGA. Running on ...